adjective
- Composed of or containing pisoliths; having the structure or appearance of small rounded pellets or spheres cemented together.
Usage: geology; technical
Examples
- The pisolitic limestone was formed by the accumulation of small rounded grains in an ancient sea.
- Geologists identified the pisolitic texture under the microscope.
- The pisolitic bauxite deposit contained valuable aluminum ore.
- This pisolitic formation is characteristic of tropical weathering environments.